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The Best Episodes of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Season 3

Every episode of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Season 3 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. Season 3!

Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C. is an American situation comedy that originally aired on CBS from September 25, 1964, to May 2, 1969. The series was a spinoff of The Andy Griffith Show, and the pilot was aired as the finale of the fourth season of The Andy Griffith Show on May 18, 1964. The show ran for five seasons and a total of 150 episodes. In 2006, CBS Home Entertainment began releasing the series on DVD. The final season was released in November 2008. The series was created by Aaron Ruben, who also produced the show with Sheldon Leonard and Ronald Jacobs. Filmed and set in California, it stars Jim Nabors as Gomer Pyle, a naive but good-natured gas-station attendant from the town of Mayberry, North Carolina, who enlists in the United States Marine Corps. Frank Sutton plays Gomer's high-octane, short-fused Gunnery Sergeant Vince Carter, and Ronnie Schell plays Gomer's friend Gilbert "Duke" Slater. Allan Melvin played in the recurring role of Gunnery Sergeant Carter's rival, Sergeant Charley Hacker. The series never discussed nor addressed the then-current Vietnam War, instead focusing on the relationship between Gomer and Sergeant Carter. The show retained high ratings throughout its run.

Genres:ComedyFamily
Network:CBS

Season 3 Ratings Summary

The best episode of "Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C." season 3 is "Lies, Lies, Lies", rated 7.5/10 from 78 user votes. It was directed by N/A and written by N/A. "Lies, Lies, Lies" aired on 9/14/1966 and is rated 0.4 point(s) higher than the second highest rated, "Crazy Legs Gomer".

  • Lies, Lies, Lies
    7.5/10 78 votes

    #1 - Lies, Lies, Lies

    Season 3 Episode 1 - Aired 9/14/1966

    Gomer tries to convince his friends that a movie star has invited them all to a barbecue at her house.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Crazy Legs Gomer
    7.1/10 62 votes

    #2 - Crazy Legs Gomer

    Season 3 Episode 2 - Aired 9/21/1966

    Carter plans to use Gomer to win the inter-squad competition.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Harvey Bullock

  • Gomer the Carrier
    7.6/10 58 votes

    #3 - Gomer the Carrier

    Season 3 Episode 3 - Aired 9/28/1966

    Gomer and Carter are the only ones who don't come down with German measles.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Caution: Low Overhead
    7.6/10 65 votes

    #4 - Caution: Low Overhead

    Season 3 Episode 4 - Aired 10/5/1966

    Sgt. Carter sets out to expose a fraud by proving to Gomer that the man who sold him a cheap watch is a crook.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Show Me The Way to Go Home
    7.0/10 65 votes

    #5 - Show Me The Way to Go Home

    Season 3 Episode 5 - Aired 10/12/1966

    Gomer is accused by a drunk's wife of turning her husband into an alcoholic.

    Director: John Rich

    Writer: N/A

  • How to Succeed in Farming Without Really Trying
    7.0/10 58 votes

    #6 - How to Succeed in Farming Without Really Trying

    Season 3 Episode 6 - Aired 10/19/1966

    Carter sabotages Gomer's garden by putting vodka in his prize watermelon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gomer and the Little Men From Outer Space
    7.0/10 79 votes

    #7 - Gomer and the Little Men From Outer Space

    Season 3 Episode 7 - Aired 10/26/1966

    Carter sends Gomer to a psychiatrist when he claims he has seen men from outer space.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Borrowed Car
    7.8/10 66 votes

    #8 - The Borrowed Car

    Season 3 Episode 8 - Aired 11/2/1966

    Gomer is arrested after wrecking Sgt. Carter's car.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Harvey Bullock

  • Gomer Pyle, Super Chef
    7.4/10 61 votes

    #9 - Gomer Pyle, Super Chef

    Season 3 Episode 9 - Aired 11/9/1966

    Carter bets Sgt. Hacker that he can't teach Gomer to cook a meal.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Marry Me, Marry Me
    7.2/10 73 votes

    #10 - Marry Me, Marry Me

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 11/16/1966

    Gomer dates a girl with similar interests, then discovers that she considers them engaged after the first date.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: Carl Kleinschmitt

  • Cold Nose, Warm Heart
    6.6/10 60 votes

    #11 - Cold Nose, Warm Heart

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 11/23/1966

    Carter gives his girlfriend a puppy only to find himself competing with it for her affections.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Follow That Car
    7.9/10 65 votes

    #12 - Follow That Car

    Season 3 Episode 12 - Aired 11/30/1966

    Gomer and Carter are captured by smugglers.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • It Takes Two to Tangle
    7.1/10 59 votes

    #13 - It Takes Two to Tangle

    Season 3 Episode 13 - Aired 12/14/1966

    Sgt. Carter learns Bunny was seen with another man.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Whither the Weather
    7.7/10 60 votes

    #14 - Whither the Weather

    Season 3 Episode 14 - Aired 12/21/1966

    Gomer can predict the weather better than the weather bureau.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Love's Old Sweet Song
    7.4/10 58 votes

    #15 - Love's Old Sweet Song

    Season 3 Episode 15 - Aired 12/28/1966

    A songstress applauds Gomer's song with a kiss.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gomer the Recruiter
    7.8/10 59 votes

    #16 - Gomer the Recruiter

    Season 3 Episode 16 - Aired 1/4/1967

    Gomer unwittingly signs up a fugitive bank robber as a new recruit.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • The Secret Life of Gomer Pyle
    8.2/10 82 votes

    #17 - The Secret Life of Gomer Pyle

    Season 3 Episode 17 - Aired 1/11/1967

    Carter suspects Gomer has been spending his Sundays at the beach; then tries to meet the beauties Gomer appeared with in a magazine.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Go Blow Your Horn
    6.7/10 55 votes

    #18 - Go Blow Your Horn

    Season 3 Episode 18 - Aired 1/18/1967

    Carter tries to transfer Gomer to the Marine band.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • You Bet Your Won Ton
    7.6/10 64 votes

    #19 - You Bet Your Won Ton

    Season 3 Episode 19 - Aired 1/25/1967

    Gomer holds a farewell dinner in a Chinese restaurant, not knowing it is a front for a gambling operation.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sue The Pants Off 'Em
    7.4/10 62 votes

    #20 - Sue The Pants Off 'Em

    Season 3 Episode 20 - Aired 2/1/1967

    Two shyster lawyers try to get Gomer and Carter to file a false damage suit after a near miss from an automobile.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gomer the Card Shark
    7.8/10 60 votes

    #21 - Gomer the Card Shark

    Season 3 Episode 21 - Aired 2/8/1967

    Carter and Duke use Gomer to expose a card cheat.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • To Re-enlist or Not to Re-enlist
    7.3/10 59 votes

    #22 - To Re-enlist or Not to Re-enlist

    Season 3 Episode 22 - Aired 2/15/1967

    Sgt. Carter attempts to keep Gomer from re-enlisting.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Lou Ann Poovie Sings Again
    7.4/10 59 votes

    #23 - Lou Ann Poovie Sings Again

    Season 3 Episode 23 - Aired 2/22/1967

    The Marine's favorite nightclub singer returns: Lou-Ann Poovie, who looks like a dream and sings like a nightmare. Sgt. Carter fights for her favors with two rivals -- Gomer and Duke.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Gomer, the Welsh Rarebit Fiend
    8.4/10 77 votes

    #24 - Gomer, the Welsh Rarebit Fiend

    Season 3 Episode 24 - Aired 3/1/1967

    Gomer's love for Welsh rarebit causes him to sleepwalk -- and to tell off Carter.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Sing a Song of Papa
    7.4/10 63 votes

    #25 - Sing a Song of Papa

    Season 3 Episode 25 - Aired 3/8/1967

    A club owner wants Gomer to sing every night.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A